Originally Posted by wiretripped 
Before CK2 came out, I would have agreed with you. 
Anyway, looking forward to EU IV nonetheless!
I have CK2 with the Islam expansion, and though I like the game a lot, comes nowhere near EU3 (for me). Guess it's because of the mission system in EU3 that keeps me going for goals. I don't care about 'sandbox' games so the mission system keeps me better focused I think.